Carbondale Email Configuration for Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0

Upgrading to Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0 from Netscape 7.2 Email Client
New Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0 Setup
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Upgrading from Netscape 7.2 Email Client

1. Install Mozilla Thunderbird.
2. Open Mozilla Thunderbird.
3. In the Import Wizard window for Import Options, Account Settings, Addressbook and other data from: select Netscape 6, 7 or Mozilla 1.x and click Next.

4. Click Finish.

New Mozilla Thunderbird Installation

1. Open Mozilla Thunderbird.
2. In Import Wizard window select Don't import anything Click Next.
3. Choose Email account and click Next.

4. Enter your name and email address in the spaces provided and click Next.

5. Choose IMAP for the account type. In the Incoming Server field, enter mail.som.siu.edu. In the Outgoing Server field, enter smtp.som.siu.edu . Click Next.

6. Enter your user name in the Incoming User Name field. Enter your user name in the Outgoing User Name field. Click Next.

7. Leave the Account Name: as the default setting of your email address. Click Next.

8. The Account Wizard will list a summary of your Email account settings. Click Finish.

9. Configuration Steps to finalize your SIUMED account setup

Server Settings

• Go to Tools Menu-->Account Settings...
• Select Server Settings and set the following:
  • Use secure connection: select SSL
  • When I delete a message: select Mark it as deleted from drop down box

Outgoing Server (SMTP)

• Go to Tools Menu-->Account Settings...
• Select Outgoing Server (SMTP) and set the following:
• Highlight the SMTP server from the list and select Edit
• In the SMTP Server window select Use secure connection: TLS, if available
• Click OK
• Click OK

Directory Server

• Go to Tools Menu-->Address Book (MAC USERS: Go to Window Menu-->Address Book)
• Go to File Menu-->New-->LDAP Directory
• Enter the following:
  • Name: SOM
  • Hostname: ldap.som.siu.edu
  • Base DN: ou=People,o=SIUMED,c=US

• Click OK
• Close Address Book window

Importing SIUMED Certificate Authority

• Go to http://www.siumed.edu/som.cacert and save the file to your desktop.
• Open Thunderbird and go to Tools Menu-->Account Settings and click on the Security selection under your email profile. Click on "View Certificates".

• Click on the "Authorities" tab and then click "Import".

• Browse to the "som" certificate that you saved to your Desktop and click "Open". At this point you will be prompted to put a check next to the items for which you want to trust the "som" certificate authority. Check all 3 items and click OK.

• Click OK
• Click OK

Other Miscellaneous Settings

• Go to Tools-->Options (MAC USERS: Go to Thunderbird Menu -->Preferences)
  • Click on "Composition"-->General Tab and set Forward messages: Inline

  

  • Click on "Composition"-->General Tab-->click "Send Options..." button and in the Text format box set to "Send the messages in both plain text and HTML"

  

  • Click on "Composition"-->Addressing Tab and check the box for both Local Address Books and Directory Server: SOM-CDALE

  

• Go to Tools-->Account Settings...
  • Click on "Composition & Addressing " and select "start my reply above the quote"